How long do babies stay in a crib?

I am wondering if I should get a standard crib or a convertible crib. I plan on moving in about a year and would like a "big boy" set for my baby then and I was wondering if he would even use the toddler bed part of a convertible if I plan on buying a whole new set by the time he is 2 years old.With that being said, how long do babies stay in a crib?

My daughter moved into her "big girl bed" at her second birthday. It's really personal though, I have friends who's kids were climbing out of the crib at 18 months and had to be moved and I have friends who's kids are 2 1/2 and still in a crib. I think the most common age seems to be around 2 though. I hope that helps,

You'll get a ton of different answers on this, but we transitioned my DS to his toddler bed for his 1st b-day. We wanted the crib for this one and wanted him to have plenty of time to get used to it so it wasn't like the baby "stealing" his bed. It was a very smooth transition for us and he loves being able to get in and out of his bed.

In your situation I don't think I would bother with a convertible if you plan on buying him a new set by 2.

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We're just moving our DD from a crib to a big girl bed now and she is 20 months. This said, we wouldn't be moving her if we weren't expecting baby #2 in March. DD did fantastic in her crib and it was so easy to put her down for naps/bedtime and she never tried to get out on her own. I know some people whose babies try to climb out around 2 (so they have to be moved to a big girl/boy bed) and some kids who stay in a crib until they're 3...depends on the child and the parents (and the sibling situation). We have a convertible crib but probably won't use the convertible feature until our last child.

Well, a convertible crib usually goes into the big bed - I just put my 2 1/2 year old in a double bed, using the headboard/footboard from his crib...I think it's worth it so you don't have to buy 2 sets.

My son is 16 months old and still in his. My neice grew out of hers around 2 and 1/2, my nephew grew out of his closer to age 3.

I have convertiables for both boys (ODS, and baby on the way) and frankly they will be used until they start to fall apart. I have no intention of buying a special toddler bed for ODS anytime soon. Besides I like know that I can put him in his crib and he will stay there until I get him out, Or at least until he figures out how to climb out.

My daughter moved into a twin bed when she was 19 months old (since we needed the crib for my son). My son moved into a twin when he was just over 2.

We got a convertible crib and we'll change it to a double bed when our youngest child is ready. However, since we don't know when we'll be having our youngest (this might be it, it might not!), I don't know when it will happen.

We switched to the daybed after our daughter climbed/fell out of her crib right around the time she turned 2. Though I know some people who still have their kids in cribs as long as possible, sometimes until they are 3 years old. Last week, we converted the crib into the full size bed so we can use the baby mattress in March. She is 28 months.

I honestly don't know why you wouldn't get a convertible crib, just in case. I know it's usually cheaper to just buy a toddler bed than it is to buy another crib, but if you don't get a convertible one before you would have another baby, you'd have to spend money on a new bed when you could have just taken off the front rail of the crib. Maybe other mom's who have experienced it both ways would know, but I don't see a benefit in not buying a convertible crib.

We had to convert DS's crib when he was 18 months because he figured out how to climb out of his crib. I really really wanted to keep him in his crib, confined, until the baby was at least 3 months old, which would make him 26 months, but that obviously didn't happen. We were planning on buying a new crib for the baby anyway, so it didn't matter when it happened.